Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade "C" or better; READ 043 or appropriate placement
Corequisite: ENGL 101 for new students
Transfers to: UC, CSU (*Students will receive credit for only one of the following courses: LIT 112A or LIT 112AH)

This course explores a range of American literature, with a focus on major texts and writers from the early settlement to 1865. Representative writers include Bradstreet, Bradford, Franklin, Douglass, Paine, Lincoln, Emerson, Thoreau, Poe, Melville, and Dickinson. Course reading and writing assignments explore major cultural and historical themes, including the pre-colonial exploration of the Americas, Native American literary contributions, the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, transcendentalism, and romanticism. This course is designed for students interested in exploring various genres of literature, students interested in learning more about cultural expression in the Americas, and students majoring in English or liberal studies. This course is designed for students eligible for the honors program.